Peer-reviewed article
Relationship Of Maternal Nutrition Status And Mother's Height Of Stunting Events In Tolls At Puskesmas Pagambiran
Annisa Namirah Nasution, Vaulinne Basyir, Rinang Mariko, Nur Afrainin Syah, Yusri Dianne Jurnalis et al. ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examined the relationship between maternal nutritional status, maternal height, and stunting in children aged 24-59 months in Padang City, Indonesia. Researchers collected data from 174 mother-child pairs at a health center using questionnaires and health records. The study found that mothers with chronic energy deficiency and shorter maternal height were significantly associated with stunting in their children.
Key points
- 31.6% of mothers studied had a history of chronic energy deficiency
- 6.9% of mothers had height less than 150 cm
- Maternal nutritional status was significantly associated with child stunting (p=0.005)
- Maternal height was significantly associated with child stunting (p=0.018)
- The study recommends counseling on stunting prevention for pregnant women and prospective brides
Limitations
The study is observational and cross-sectional, so it cannot establish causation or temporal relationships. The findings are specific to one health center in Indonesia and may not be generalizable to other populations.
Abstract
Abstract Stunting is a chronic malnutrition problem characterized by height for age which is <-2 SD according to the median standard of child growth. Stunting causes poor quality of human resources, which will reduce productivity. The factor causing the problem of stunting In Tools AtPagambiran Health Center, Padang City is the lack of clean water sanitation. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the nutritional status of the mother, the height of the mother, and the mother's knowledge of the incidence of stunting in toddlers at the Pagambiran Health Center, Padang City.This research is an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional design. This research was conducted at the Pagambiran Health Center in Padang City with 3457 populations in November 2021-December 2022. The research sample was 174 mothers and children aged 24-59 months. Sampling using Stratified Random Sampling and Simple Random Sampling. Data collection used a questionnaire and the MCH handbook. The statistical tests used are Chi-square and Logistic Regression.The results of the univariate study found that 55 mothers (31.6%) had a history of chronic energy deficiency, and 12 mothers (6.9%) had a height < 150 cm. The results of the bivariate study using chi-square analysis obtained the p-value of each variable, namely the mother's nutritional status (p=0.005) and mother's height (p=0.018). The study concludes that there is a relationship between the mother's nutritional status and the mother's height in the incidence of stunting in toddlers at the Pagambiran Health Center, Padang City. Researchers suggest that counseling related to stunting can be carried out for pregnant women and prospective brides as an initial preventive measure. Keywords: Chronic Energy Deficiency, Mother's Height, Stunting.
Findings the Hub has extracted
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- Intervention
- Observational study examining the relationship between maternal nutritional status, maternal height, and stunting incidence
- Population
- 174 mothers and children aged 24-59 months attending Puskesmas Pagambiran in Padang City, Indonesia
Key finding
Maternal chronic energy deficiency was significantly associated with child stunting (p=0.005)